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Today\u2019s Laundry Owners Are Strengthening Their Local Ties and Making a Difference Through Neighborhood Outreach and Community Engagement Initiatives<\/h2>\n

As a laundromat owner, engaging with the neighborhoods you serve is not only about building a successful business, but also about contributing positively to those communities.<\/p>\n

It will enhance your relationships with your customers, improve your business\u2019 reputation, and lead to sustainable growth through a deeper understanding of local needs and preferences.<\/p>\n

But, most importantly, it will make a difference to those who need it most.<\/p>\n

Here are some laundry operators who are making a big difference in their communities:<\/p>\n

Mike and Kathy Reppart <\/strong>
\nWash This Way Laundry Center<\/strong>
\nAbilene, Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our fundamental purpose for opening our laundries was to provide our community with respectable facilities. We wanted those who depend on access to a laundromat to have a place that treated them with some dignity and respect.<\/p>\n

Once we got our first store established, we initiated an endeavor with some of the social service entities in Abilene. We partnered with them to provide free laundry services for some of their clients. The agency assesses the client need and issues them a voucher, which is presented by the client at our facilities in exchange for a laundry card. These vouchers generally range from $5 to $15 (some larger with special needs). This has been a great benefit for the agencies to add to their services. We started with four or five agencies initially. To date, we are working with a dozen of them.<\/p>\n

The list of participants includes the local school district and their efforts to assist students with clothing needs. The vouchers allow for students and families to maintain the provided clothing. Some of the agencies are faith-based; others are government-funded; and others like The Salvation Army are non-profit, charity-based, and community-sponsored.<\/p>\n

Another effort we\u2019ve made has been working with some community events. For example, we wash player uniforms for two local high school basketball tournaments. We do this in exchange for some publicity, but our aim is to assist in making the events more attractive to draw participants. However, we receive many compliments on this endeavor, and it has helped get our name out into the community.<\/p>\n

Another similar endeavor has been in conjunction with the Texas State High School Rodeo Championships. Abilene hosts this annual event, which brings about 700 student-athletes and their families to our community for eight to nine days, which has a positive economic impact on our community. We were asked to set up a booth and offer wash-dry-fold services for contestant families \u2013 again, to enhance the event and help assure that Abilene can remain the site of this event in the future.<\/p>\n

The business volume generated from the rodeo has grown within the last few years and has netted us some added revenue. In addition, some of the participants use our self-service facilities and are given a discount on vended services.<\/p>\n

Another community involvement effort is providing a discount on laundering table linens for charity dinner events held by various groups and organizations, which can range from supporting the arts to fighting human trafficking.<\/p>\n

Of course, there also are the typical community outreach initiatives such as youth sports teams and other youth activity sponsorships. We usually keep that limited to activities in which our staff and family members participate.<\/p>\n

Those are a few of the endeavors in which we take part. There are other occasional efforts and still others in the making. Currently, we\u2019re trying to partner with an entity that helps those with employment challenges.<\/p>\n

Brad and Pauline Seegmiller<\/strong>
\nLaundroLab North Austin<\/strong>
\nAustin, Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few of our initial community outreach programs are as follows:<\/p>\n